Looking for the latest in performance apparel? Need NFPA-compliant or hi-viz garments? Anti-microbial wear for your medical industry customers? In the market for durable footwear or gloves? Want to find the right software solution for your retail store?
You'll find it all at the NAUMD exhibit, the leading trade show for the uniform and image apparel products industry. NAUMD allows attendees to see, feel, touch and find the products that best fit their business and marketing model – all in one pla...
At the end of October, uniform retailers from across the country gathered in Las Vegas, Nevada to attend the annual Uniform Retailers Association Trade Show. The URA show was created for retailers by retailers, and provides retailers the opportunity to meet manufacturers, see new products, take advantage of educational opportunities, network with other retailers, and learn about tools and services that can help them grow their businesses.
The 2011 URA trade show was a tremendous success for exhib...
Women's footwear leader wins seventh Design Excellence in Women's Comfort award and first ever Corporate Goodwill award
West Grove, PA – Dansko has been awarded the 2011 Footwear Plus Award for Design Excellence in the Women's Comfort category. This is the seventh time Dansko has won the award in the last eight years – and an unprecedented sixth straight win in a row. Dansko is also recognized for its positive business practices receiving the first-ever Footwear Plus "Corporate Goodwill" award.
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Flameret, Inc. (OTCBB: FLRE) a leading provider of flame retardant products to various industries, announced today that it has received interest from a manufacturer's representative to test its flame retardant product on uniforms that will be worn by the People's Liberation Army.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is by far the world's largest military force with almost 3 million members. Founded in 1927, the PLA consists of five main branches. The PLA also claims the world's largest standing arm...
The Teijin Group announced today the first program in China for collecting and recycling used uniforms, launched in collaboration with Shandong Asahi Green Source Hi-Tech Farm Co., Ltd. and Shandong Asahi Green Source Milk Products Co., Ltd., both subsidiaries of Asahi Group Holdings. The uniforms will be recycled using Teijin's Eco Circle, an environmentally friendly closed-loop system incorporating the world's first technology for the chemical recycling of polyester, which Teijin Fibers introd...
Gerald M. Benstock, Chairman of the Board of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. SGC +4.01% , manufacturer of uniforms, career apparel and accessories, today announced that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $.135 per share, payable February 27, 2012 to shareholders of record February 15, 2012.
ABOUT SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP, INC.
Superior Uniform Group, Inc. SGC +4.01% , established in 1920, is one of America's foremost providers of fine uniforms and image apparel. Headquartered in Se...
Here's something New York City police officers can cross off their birthday lists - an NYPD T-shirt.
That and the mugs, pins, hats, jewelry, pens and endless curios that bear the famous blue and yellow shield-shaped logo have been banned from use by any NYPD officer under a January 19 order issued by Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.
The department-wide order prevents New York's finest from using the shield on anything other than their official uniforms, according to a copy obtained by and posted...
Astute visitors to the Mayo Clinic campus might soon notice a color change. Mayo Clinic desk staff and clinical assistants are in the process of changing to new outfits.
They now where navy-blue scrub pants and either navy or white tops, said clinic spokesman Bryan Anderson. The new uniforms will be black pants and light-blue shirts, with the option of also wearing black vests or sweaters.
Read original article at PostBulletin.com .
U.S. military uniforms aren't known for being trendy, despite the fashion industry's occasional embrace of camo. But unbeknownst to us non-military folks, the Army and Navy have been mandating hipster fashion for years in the form of Birth Control Glasses.
According to news reports, the U.S. military has been issuing the S9, brown, chunky, plastic-rimmed prescription glasses, for years. Soldiers who needed to wear glasses had no other choice but to wear the ugly frames.
But they were so nerdy that...
Textiles: Tom Langdon, Encompass Group
I am vice president of sourcing and purchasing for Encompass Group. I have spent the past 30 years in a variety of roles and responsibilities in the textile industry.
For the last 20-plus, I have traveled the globe, extensively developing and sourcing all types of textile products. My product experience spans from retail home fashions, to protective and military apparel, and into the medical textile products area. I am experienced in woven, non-woven, and kni...
SHOT (Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade) Show 2012 took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sands Convention Center last week.
With 630,000 net square feet and some 1,600 exhibitors it is the largest and most comprehensive trade show for all professionals involved with the shooting sports, hunting and law enforcement industries and the world's premier exposition of combined firearms, ammunition, cutlery, outdoor apparel, optics and related products and services. The SHOT Show attracts buyers from al...
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2012 UNIVATOR Award entry form
Has your company created an incredible fabric technology or revitalized a restaurant with a fresh, new uniform program? Have you developed ingenious business processes to help your own corporation handle the challenges of this tough economy? Did you dream up an environmentally friendly way to eliminate product waste? UniformMarket News wants to hear your story and consider you for a 2012 UNIVATOR Award.
The UNIVATOR Awards celebrate innovation in the North American uniform, image apparel, medical goods, footwear and equipment markets. For eight years, the UNIVATOR Awards have been shining a light on amazing advancements that keep this industry moving forward. They acknowledge companies, both large and small, that are forging unique paths to success.
Read more...Winners came from all market segments – law enforcement, public safety, corporate and chef apparel, and medical apparel. Many have been cited in previous years; several have not.
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